This headland, known as Dashing Rocks, was formed by lava flows from the eruption of Mount Horrible over 2 million years ago. The underlying rock is basalt, with a covering of loess - made up of clay, sand and silt.This high headland was an ideal vantage point for a whaling lookout during the late 1830’s. Less glamorously it was the location for a sewerage outfall until 1959.
